There are few things I enjoy hearing more than affirmations of the value of childcare to the economy. In Ed Balls’ speech to Labour conference last week he announced…
07 Oct, 2013
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03 Oct, 2013
Shorter hours for a sustainable economy
How busy are you? Are you working all hours? Are you always rushing between home, school, work, shops? How often do you wish you had more space in your life,…
02 Oct, 2013
Management Committee Election Results
We are pleased to announce the results of this year's Management Committee elections. Thank you to all of you who stood for election and to those of you who voted.…
02 Oct, 2013
The Green Party takes on the banks
This is a guest post by Daniel Key who is a member of Compass Youth and member of the Policy Committee of the Green Party of England and Wales.…
30 Sep, 2013
Progressive Common-Sense
Mark Perryman reviews Stuart Hall and Alan O'Shea's unpicking of how opinions are made and unmade As the Party Conference season draws to a close the disconnect between the politics…
27 Sep, 2013
Outer City Estates – a test for the New Economy
Compass is about to launch a major programme to develop thinking about the New Economy. A key test for that programme will be how to re-connect the millions of people…
26 Sep, 2013
Powered by People – who do you trust to keep the lights on?
Tired of bashing bankers? Have a go at the ‘Big Six’ energy companies instead – always a good formula for a popularist message. That’s the tack Ed Miliband has taken…
25 Sep, 2013
Video: why would anyone join the Labour party?
John Harris goes on an absurdist recruitment drive to find out if anyone would join Ed Miliband is full of talk about Labour attracting new members in their thousands. The big…
23 Sep, 2013
Event audio – Labour Party Conference: Labour – an open tribe?
Click the play button above to hear audio from our Labour Party conference fringe where we pose the question, is Labour an open tribe? Speakers (in order) are Neal Lawson…
23 Sep, 2013
Labour’s one-nation mantra can’t disguise a clapped-out party
Labour will assemble in Brighton in sullen mood. A narrow mid-term poll lead fools no one. Few think Labour can win, most fear it happening. Why? The reasons are deep…
23 Sep, 2013
Labour's one-nation mantra can't disguise a clapped-out party
Labour will assemble in Brighton in sullen mood. A narrow mid-term poll lead fools no one. Few think Labour can win, most fear it happening. Why? The reasons are deep…
16 Sep, 2013
Plan for well paid green jobs in every UK constituency
The Green New Deal group today published A National Plan for the UK – From Austerity to the Age of the Green New Deal [PDF] calling for a £50 billion…